Cheryl Lea “Tootie” Gardner (Karr) passed away suddenly on September 29, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital. There will be a Graveside Committal Service at a later date. She was born on March 19 ...

A woman sustained a serious head injury during a domestic incident at a home in Enfield early Monday morning. Enfield police said they responded to a home in town after hearing about a physical ...

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Sunday marks Pope Leo XIV's 70th birthday. The pontiff, born in Chicago and raised in south suburban Dolton, received a special treat as he entered a new decade. New video on ...

After months of back-and-forth, the Village of Dolton, Illinois, has officially acquired some new real estate in the form of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home. Dolton Mayor Jason House took CBS News ...

LISBON, Conn. (WFSB) - A man from Enfield was placed under arrest after assaulting a victim in their home and stole their firearm in Lisbon on Sunday night. At around 7:23 p.m. troopers were deployed ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The auction of the Dolton home where Pope Leo grew up, ...

The Chicago suburb of Dolton is trying to claim a piece of papal history, but a legal challenge said the village can’t afford it. A former village employee asked a federal judge to block the village ...

A former Dolton village employee is trying to block the village from using taxpayer money to acquire the childhood home of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. Lavell Redmond, who has an ongoing lawsuit ...

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DOLTON, Ill. -- The Prevost family owned their home in Dolton, Illinois for nearly 50 years, raising their family there, including the son who would one day become the first American pope. While the ...